Shoker Investment Counsel Inc increased its stake in Microsoft Corp (MSFT) by 29.73% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Shoker Investment Counsel Inc bought 3,231 shares as the company’s stock rose 1.03% with the market. The institutional investor held 14,097 shares of the prepackaged software company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $1.43 million, up from 10,866 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Shoker Investment Counsel Inc who had been investing in Microsoft Corp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $889.29B market cap company. The stock increased 1.15% or $1.32 during the last trading session, reaching $115.91. About 54.63M shares traded or 61.44% up from the average. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 20.90% since March 17, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 16.53% the S&P500. Some Historical MSFT News: 26/04/2018 – Microsoft 3Q More Personal Computing Revenue $9.92B; 18/04/2018 – SmartBear Empowers Developers to Create Quality Software at an Increased Speed; 27/04/2018 – Microsoft opens up day after earnings beat; 28/03/2018 – MEDIA-Microsoft to venture out looking for IoT, blockchain investments in India – Economic Times; 29/05/2018 – REG-JLT Mobile Computers Presents New Rugged Tablet and IT Solutions for Productivity Gains in Port and Terminal Operations at TOC Europe; 22/05/2018 – Quorum and Tire Storage Solutions Announce Reseller Partnership and Integration; 17/04/2018 – Supreme Court Drops Microsoft Data-Storage Case After Congressional Legislation; 26/04/2018 – MICROSOFT QTRLY REVENUE IN MORE PERSONAL COMPUTING WAS $9.9 BLN AND INCREASED 13% (UP 11% IN CONSTANT CURRENCY); 26/03/2018 – Tech Today: Microsoft at a Trillion? Defending Tesla, Cutting AMD — Barron’s Blog; 30/05/2018 – Microsoft hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for Microsoft Software & Systems Academy servicing the Jacksonville military community

Analysts await Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SC) to report earnings on April, 23. They expect $0.67 earnings per share, 0.00% or $0.00 from last year’s $0.67 per share. SC’s profit will be $235.41 million for 7.94 P/E if the $0.67 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.29 actual earnings per share reported by Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 131.03% EPS growth.

Acadian Asset Management Llc, which manages about $65.15B and $20.19B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Athene Hldg Ltd by 45,126 shares to 52,540 shares, valued at $2.09 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Rubicon Proj Inc (NYSE:RUBI) by 129,667 shares in the quarter, for a total of 171,506 shares, and has risen its stake in Blackrock Tcp Capital Corp.

Since October 26, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 8 sales for $58.46 million activity. Shares for $28.35M were sold by Nadella Satya. BROD FRANK H sold $214,363 worth of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Monday, November 5. Hogan Kathleen T also sold $4.06 million worth of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Thursday, November 8.